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A statement issued by the Paulus Institute, the organization sponsoring the forthcoming Pontifical High Mass at the National Cathedral on April 24th, announced that Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos will no longer be leading the ceremony.…

A fierce debate is raging over the decision by a Wisconsin district judge that deemed the forthcoming National Day of Prayer, scheduled for May 6th, as unconstitutional.

On May 5, 1988, then-President Ronald Reagan signed a bill into law that enabled the nomination of the first thursday of May each year as the National Day of Prayer. At the time, the bill received bipartisan support but has since been challenged by a variety of groups.